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CVE-2020-36193: Directory Traversal in Archive_Tar

April 22, 2021 (updated October 22, 2025)

Tar.php in Archive_Tar through 1.4.11 allows write operations with Directory Traversal due to inadequate checking of symbolic links, a related issue to CVE-2020-28948.

References

  • github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/pear/archive_tar/CVE-2020-36193.yaml
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-rpw6-9xfx-jvcx
  • github.com/pear/Archive_Tar
  • github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/commit/cde460582ff389404b5b3ccb59374e9b389de916
  • github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/issues/35
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00018.html
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00007.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOZNK4FIIV7FSFCJNNFWMJZTTV7NFJV2
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKD5WEFA4WT6AVTMRAYBNXZNLWZHM7FH
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOZNK4FIIV7FSFCJNNFWMJZTTV7NFJV2
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKD5WEFA4WT6AVTMRAYBNXZNLWZHM7FH
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36193
  • security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23
  • www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-36193
  • www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4894
  • www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-001

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.4.13

Fixed versions

  • 1.4.13

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.4.13 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Source file

packagist/pear/archive_tar/CVE-2020-36193.yml

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